I can't say I would know the specific flora that becomes available. But it does mean that during dearth periods that bees that were limited to choice of flora are not longer as constrained. I don't know the specific level of the increase, however the bees' algorithm for forage selection includes going only as far as necessary to get the goods, so decreased distance equates to decrease fuel consumption, and more frequent trips. Scot McPherson McPherson Family Farms Davenport, IA ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************